Granddaughter quote

As she was brushing my hair, the granddaughter was heard saying "You actually do have big ears."

Everyone's a critic.

With Sadness

I think about Ted Kennedy's diagnosis. Although he is one of the privileged in this country he has spent his political life fighting for those that aren't. At one point in my life I was the happy and grateful recipient of one the programs he brokered.

Sure he's got skeletons.. but then so do I.

I don't know what to hope or pray for... I think I'll just pray for him to be at peace.

Greetings

It seems that most of the nausea and other problems from the Byetta have subsided. My blood sugars haven't come down like I want them to yet, though. I am experimenting with when I take my Metformin and hope to see some results there.

Since March 4, I've lost 30 pounds which is very encouraging. I'd like to lose 40 more at least. My optimum weight would be 40 more than that. We'll see.

With the disappearance (mostly) of the nausea my appetite has returned so its back to using willpower to lose weight. That's much harder than not being able to eat. DUH!!!

Monday, hubby took a trip to ER and is now on blood pressure medicine himself.

Shanghai 1938-Restaurant Review

My daughter and I were in the mood for some Chinese today but wanted to go somewhere with actual seating so we stopped in to Shanghai 1938 at the Village Crossing in Champaign.

Sorry to say we were sorely disappointed.

At the time of our arrival we were the only customers and they still managed to get our order wrong. I asked for steamed rice with my entree and I got fried. We ordered an eggroll for the granddaughter and it came with my steamed rice. Go figure.

The amount of food was skimpy as compared to take out places but honestly it was enough of a serving for me. I also thought it was a little pricey for what it was.

My husband and I had eaten there before and enjoyed it but that was not our experience today.

Rough going for this old bird

This is almost as bad as the Topomax caper in 05.

The Byetta is turning my stomach upside down. I am working with the nurse to try to get this to work but it's rough going.

The almost full time nausea is debilitating and no one seems to understand that. I have a performance Friday night and I have no idea how the hell I'm going to get it done.

As of right now this is my schedule.

6 a.m. 1 pepcid

8 a.m. Byetta and breakfast

10 a.m. light snack and the rest of my medications

12 lunch

2:30 light snack and Metformin

5:00 dinner Byetta

8-9 light snack, metformin, Pepcid

I've read that this can pass and that some people NEVER get passed the nausea. Sunday I vomited my breakfast and my dinner. Projectile vomiting, starting by coughing.

My appetite is pretty non-existant. Not much tastes good and sometimes it is almost more than I can do to eat something resembling a meal. Today, however, for lunch (and yes I know this was a horrible choice) daughter got me a Frosty with M & M's in it and I actually could eat about a 3rd of it and it tasted good. I felt normal for a few minutes. My fasting blood sugars are dropping some and the weight is peeling off.

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Byetta

I saw the endocrinologist today and the word for the day is Byetta. It is a non-isulun, injectable drug.

They showed me how to inject it.. very easy.

He also changed me to Glucophage XR.. he thinks that will help with the nausea.

I fell off the wagon and it hurt

I have an appointment with an endocrinologist tomorrow for a consult. My primary (who is really an OB-GYN) doesn't feel she has a good handle on things and wants help.

Of course this last weekend, I feel off the wagon with diet and meds. This follows a couple weeks of being really sick and not eating meals regularly so just like always happens, one day I didn't take them then the next then the next. This includes ALL my meds not just my diabetes drugs. I haven't tested either and I'm not going to until tomorrow. So if he fusses he fusses.

I started back today with everything.

I was explaining to my friend yesterday, food is comfort. It is awfully difficult to give up that method of soothing my self. I want cake. I want ice cream. I want Coke. And I did well from March 4 until last Thursday. Still with everything I was doing my blood sugars were still too high. I think that is discouraging BUT I was losing weight.

I'm sure we'll talk about going to insulin tomorrow.

A birthday party